In trying to figure out Frederick Charles’ military service during the First World War, I went to the Library and Archives of Canada website to see if his service records were available. He appears in the Imperial Gratuities files, not the service ones. This means that he served in the British forces, not the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Name: PAULINE, Frederick C
Regimental Number: 14284-F-29
Reference: RG9-II-F-10, Finding Aid 9-56, Volume 210
Item Number: 641099
Record Group: Imperial Gratuities
I checked the National Archives (UK) to see if his service records survived, and they did not.
In the letter from Emma Jane Paulin to his father Frederick Arthur Pauline in 1918 describes a head injury which had him staying at the Dudley Road Military Hospital. Not sure what happened to injure him, nor what sent him specifically to Dudley. Good for him as he had family nearby who could visit him, and take care of him after he was released…..
What I know about Frederick Charles Pauline: born 1 August 1891 in Victoria. He married Amy Flint and had two children: Desmond and Murray Pauline. He divorced Amy and married Marguerite Florence Marwood.
When he died (therefore on his death certificate) he managed a government hostel in Vancouver. He died the 15 Jan 1948.
The Amazing Paulin(e) Family 
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